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>> urban mobility is one of the key themes being discussed at the asia-pacific conference of german business taking place in delhi. for insight into some of the chaos that needs to be overcome, it is right in front of the door. >> many residents are forced to spend hours on gridlock roads every day, and it is only getting worse. the amount of traffic is increasing by more than 10% every year. road infrastructure simply cannot keep up. >> in the next 20 years, billions more people will move to cities. we have to start planning for that so we can stay ahead of the growth. instead of trying to catch up and make order out of chaos. >> trucks in india averaged just 21 kilometers per hour. that makes transporting perishable food a big challenge. public transport systems are also out of date. cities like delhi are growing too quickly. >> innovative transportation concepts are required to prevent cities from collapse, but only a few asian cities have already laid ground to cope with future needs. >> one theme at the asia-pacific conference of german business is that the infrastructure of asian citie
>> urban mobility is one of the key themes being discussed at the asia-pacific conference of german business taking place in delhi. for insight into some of the chaos that needs to be overcome, it is right in front of the door. >> many residents are forced to spend hours on gridlock roads every day, and it is only getting worse. the amount of traffic is increasing by more than 10% every year. road infrastructure simply cannot keep up. >> in the next 20 years, billions more...
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policy to the asia-pacific. that reduced the significance of europe's importance. do you think we will see the same? >> absolutely. given the inward looking mode of u.s. society, given the financial constraints of the u.s., there is no alternative. the crucial question is -- will the europeans deliver? can they deliver in terms of financial contributions to international crisis management? will they deliver in terms of cooperation? it is no surprise that countries are wondering if the european union can take over from nato. it will not become a global player in terms of international security, but it needs a player for the periphery of the european union. >> looking at current conflicts around the world in syria, iran is an issue, afghanistan -- what you think the biggest challenge for president obama will be in his second term? >> first, the iranian nuclear program. second, the future of afghanistan. may be connected to the role of pakistan. may be the rise of china, the current tensions in southeast asia, and finally, the implications of the european financial cr
policy to the asia-pacific. that reduced the significance of europe's importance. do you think we will see the same? >> absolutely. given the inward looking mode of u.s. society, given the financial constraints of the u.s., there is no alternative. the crucial question is -- will the europeans deliver? can they deliver in terms of financial contributions to international crisis management? will they deliver in terms of cooperation? it is no surprise that countries are wondering if the...
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what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in a great flux right now, issues with iran, israel. they're seeing some ratcheting up in gaza where they have seen hundreds of rockets firing in tension. there is a parliamentary elections in january which looks good for president netanyahu, but there's no way reinvigorated left in israel and is providing some opposition. host: critical of netanyahu? guest: more so than the have been before. the parliamentary process in israel is such that netanyahu can rely on some factional far right parties which have helped him in his coalition government, but yes. there's now a sense of a somewhat reinvigorated left in isra
what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in a great flux...
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those things could potentially create uncertainties in the asia-pacific region that those are two major changes in the military. instead of being so big, they are going smaller. host: i ask you how asians -- chinese view americans. guest: they are probably not a huge fan of obama or romney but i think they still like president obama. the u.s. election was probably the most highest trending topics on the chinese twitter. people sent effusive congratulations to president obama when you want so i think he commands a lot of the electability in the chinese population. the one thing to watch it is a social media. there are 300 million people on social media and that is roughly equivalent to the entire united states. there are still topics you cannot talk about and it is the center but it has become a much more free-wheeling, almost democratic place to comment and could take the government. host: who is it centered by? guest: government. they raise comments -- a race, and it literally don't let people on. -- they erase comments or they don't let people on. host: are there people monitoring the
those things could potentially create uncertainties in the asia-pacific region that those are two major changes in the military. instead of being so big, they are going smaller. host: i ask you how asians -- chinese view americans. guest: they are probably not a huge fan of obama or romney but i think they still like president obama. the u.s. election was probably the most highest trending topics on the chinese twitter. people sent effusive congratulations to president obama when you want so i...
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and an import a new frontier in that state's rebounds to the asia-pacific area. and an update on the david petearus situation. leading investigators to a questionable relationship between the tampa florida socialite and the general commander of the war in afghanistan. their main question was a national security threatened? the extramarital affair was between the general petraus and paula broadwell. is a sense harassing e-mails to a woman -- who they say send harassing e-mails to a woman, jill kelley. jill kelley treated thousands of applications messages with the general john allen. possible evidence of another inappropriate relationship. defense secretary leon panetta speaking earlier today and australia says he has continued confidence in a general john allen to remain as commander of united states forces in afghanistan, despite his connection to the scandal. we will hear more on the scandal later today when president obama holds his news conference. you can hear it live at 1:30 eastern on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >>
and an import a new frontier in that state's rebounds to the asia-pacific area. and an update on the david petearus situation. leading investigators to a questionable relationship between the tampa florida socialite and the general commander of the war in afghanistan. their main question was a national security threatened? the extramarital affair was between the general petraus and paula broadwell. is a sense harassing e-mails to a woman -- who they say send harassing e-mails to a woman, jill...
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more military resources are being put into play in the pacific. whether or not there has to be a choice, it does not seem quite the right question. these are the two major economies that are going to be dominating the world for quite some time. they depend on each other. but there will be particular showdowns over china's contested rights in some of the islands and seas around them, and united states is already showing more willingness to take them on -- take them out on some of these issues. host: on the middle east, you mentioned legacy is a big motivator for president obama. guest: this will be sort of like immigration reform, another major goal he is looking ahead to after the fiscal cliff. but the difference will continue to be that the u.s. president cannot decide what the middle east peace deal is going to be. that is a matter between israel and the palestinians, and the u.s. can nudge and between and all of that. but in the end, if netanyahu and the palestinians are not in the position to bring resolution to this, then at it is not really
more military resources are being put into play in the pacific. whether or not there has to be a choice, it does not seem quite the right question. these are the two major economies that are going to be dominating the world for quite some time. they depend on each other. but there will be particular showdowns over china's contested rights in some of the islands and seas around them, and united states is already showing more willingness to take them on -- take them out on some of these issues....
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she also said america's relationship with japan is a corner stone of security in the asia-pacific region. she will plant dogwood trees in tokyo as a show of relationship. health officials in uganda with dealing with an outbreak of e bow la. doctors are helping them try to help stop the virus from spend pg. >> ebola has broken out in the country. >> ugandan officials say the disease killed three people in late october and november. they say the victims lived in a town near the capital. ebola symptoms include a high fever and bleeding all over the body. there's no known cure. 50 to 90% of people who contract the virus die. officials with the world health organization say 329 people were affected and more than half died. >>> a japanese researcher is helped to build a stronger heart. they used induced stem cells one that could develop into any type of blood tissue. scientists had considered glucose to be necessary in cultivating heart muscle. a team challenged that notion. they removed all glucose from their cultures and replaced it with lactose. almost all cells died of malnutrition. they u
she also said america's relationship with japan is a corner stone of security in the asia-pacific region. she will plant dogwood trees in tokyo as a show of relationship. health officials in uganda with dealing with an outbreak of e bow la. doctors are helping them try to help stop the virus from spend pg. >> ebola has broken out in the country. >> ugandan officials say the disease killed three people in late october and november. they say the victims lived in a town near the...